Now I think, speaking roughly, by leadership we mean the art of getting someone else to do something that you want done because he wants to do it, not because your position of power can compel him to do it, or your position of authority.

The art of leadership... consists in consolidating the attention of the people against a single adversary and taking care that nothing will split up that attention.

If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.

Whatever you see you gotta keep a sense of humor; you gotta be able to smile through all the bullshit.

But I noted with real satisfaction how well ex-footballers seemed to have leadership qualifications... I believe that football, perhaps more than any other sport, tends to instill in men the feeling that victory comes through hard - almost slavish - work, team play, self-confidence, and an enthusiasm that amounts to dedication.

Nothing is easy in war. Mistakes are always paid for in casualties and troops are quick to sense any blunder made by their commanders.